Ho ho ho – Santa is almost ready for his annual visit to Aylesbury! From Sunday 7 December 2025, Santa will once again be touring the estates of Aylesbury and visiting the High Street on the Rotary Club of Aylesbury Carol Float
This week we have been taking part in UK Parliament Week.
To continue providing students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next steps after school, we use Unifrog, an award-winning online destinations platform. All students in Years 7–13 have access to Unifrog.
We are delighted to share an exciting development in our school community. This term, we are relaunching our House System – a cherished tradition that promotes teamwork, pride and a strong sense of belonging for every student.
Every day on Bucks Radio, the Bucks Bear Cubs feature shares primary school children’s brilliant thoughts on life, friendship and even the universe – and recently some of our primary children took part.
As the weather gets colder, please take a moment to talk to your children about staying safe around frozen ponds, lakes and rivers.
This week our whole school took part in Remembrance assemblies, many led by Rev Lane. On Tuesday, we marked Armistice Day in school, with all children observing a minute’s silence at 11.00am. Some of our pupils joined their secondary colleagues to represent AVA at a Remembrance Service.
The Equality and Diversity Club is launching an urgent appeal for your support.
Last week our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have worked incredibly hard. They created tutor time activities for every day this week for all students, focusing on this year’s theme: “the power of good”.
We love celebrating achievements beyond the classroom, and this week we’re delighted to share fantastic news from Koa in our AVA family.
Last Tuesday 21st October, our Student Parliament rolled up their sleeves to sort the incredible Harvest donations collected across both our Primary and Secondary phases.
To help parents and students understand what lies ahead in their Duke of Edinburgh adventures, a series of sessions are being run by the DofE themselves to help explain what the DofE Award is, what is involved and how you can support your young person with their DofE journey.
